‘It’s not about Trump’: mixed emotions in Portsmouth over president’s D-day visit
Police gearing up for protests as fears grow visit will detract from veterans on 75th anniversary
Over the decades, the city of Portsmouth has hosted D-day anniversary events with dignity and sensitivity. Its citizens have fond memories of meeting veterans who embarked from the port in June 1944 and of rubbing shoulders with royals and world leaders at commemoration ceremonies.
Ahead of this year’s events there is excitement and pride as the city prepares to welcome elderly survivors on the 75th anniversary of D-day, on 6 June, but for many it is tinged with concern and anger at the presence of one particular visitor, Donald Trump.